Plant Manager

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability,
Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

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Job Requisition #: 033495 Plant Manager (Open)

Manages the activities of teams associated with manufacturing, engineering, and production in a single plant including:
Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Production Operations, Manufacturing Repair & Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Production Planning & Control, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety. Manages multiple teams. Responsibilities typically include ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and operational management. Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience.

• Continuously improves the plant’s performance by implementing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques, and processes.
• Effectively implements new performance management systems, production plans, and performance criteria; confirms production progress; responds to delays; takes corrective actions; records KPI performance.
• Creates and implements improvement plans for the overall operation.
• Ensures team understands roles and responsibilities as it relates to the team, Greif, and applicable union work rules and agreements.
• Collaborates effectively within a unionized workforce, ensuring adherence to collective bargaining agreements while maintaining a positive labor–management relationship.
• Supports grievance resolution processes and partners with HR and union leadership to maintain productive communication channels.
• Manages and maintains safety observances, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits.
• Communicates goals and objectives, applies company policy in accordance with union requirements, staffs, trains, coaches, recommends salary increases, administers discipline, and ensures positive colleague relations.
• Forecasts future production and facility needs and participates in the establishment of strategic business and project goals.
• Contributes to annual budget preparation. Controls expenditures in accordance with budget.
• Maintains close connection and collaboration with other departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience, including demonstrated experience leading operations in a unionized manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of plant operations, including those within unionized settings and understanding of collective bargaining agreements.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong ability in problem‑solving and multi‑tasking.
• Computer skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills, including ability to build relationships with union representatives.
• Organizational skills.

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, we believe that our colleagues are the center of our success. Our Total Rewards have a comprehensive focus on well‑being and offer a competitive package that enables you to thrive, be engaged, and reach your full potential.

The pay range for this position is $98,100.00 – $. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between $ to $. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The position may also be eligible for a short‑term incentive.

Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off,…